Pines

Pines

The third full-length from A Fine Frenzy, PINES will be released on Virgin Records. This imaginative fable about a pining tree who is given the unheard-of<br>chance (for a conifer) to make a life of her own choosing was crafted<br>by Sudol in response to our accelerating pace of life in the 21st century.<br>Drawing inspiration from the redwood forests and dramatic landscapes<br>of Northern California and Washington s Cascade Mountains, the thirteen<br>new original songs survey a sonic landscape as vast and deep as the woods,<br>their namesake.<br>A sensory experience of music, storytelling and emotion, the adventure of<br>PINES is further realized in a companion e-book and short fi lm. The animated<br>fi lm PINES integrates hand-cut sets, puppets, stop motion, physical effects,<br>and layered glass to augment the depth and texture of the fi lm. The e-book<br>is a collaboration with illustrator Jen Lobo, whose aesthetic Sudol chose for<br>her blend of scientifi c precision and whimsical beauty. <br>Since A Fine Frenzy s 2007 debut One Cell In The Sea, which spawned the<br>hit Almost Lover, Sudol has proven herself a consummate, imaginative<br>storyteller. Produced by Keefus Green (Everlast, Cassandra Wilson, Joe<br>Henry, Benji Hughes), and recorded at the legendary Capitol Studios, PINES rekindles Sudol s childlike sense of wonder after her 2009 electro-pop outing Bomb<br>In A Birdcage.